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Contrarian vs Antagonist - What's the difference?

contrarian | antagonist |

As a verb contrarian

is .

As a noun antagonist is

antagonist (all senses).

contrarian

English

Noun

(wikipedia contrarian) (en noun)
  • a person who expresses a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion
  • (finance) a financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others

    • See also

    * opposer * rebel

    antagonist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opponent or enemy.
  • * Milton
    • antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King
  • * Hooker
    • our antagonists in these controversies
  • One who antagonizes or stirs.
  • (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
  • * 2001': The calcium '''antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, ''Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
  • The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
  • (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
    • A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

    Antonyms

    * protagonist * agonist (biochemistry)

    Related terms

    () * agonistes * antagonise, antagonize * antagonism * receptor antagonist

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